ArticlePeopleAdvocacy
18 May 2025
World Family Doctor Day 2025
This year, World Family Doctor Day (Monday 19 May) highlights the role family doctor's play in supporting patient and community mental health and wellbeing.
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ArticlePeopleEquity
11 May 2025
International Nurses Day 2025
Across the globe today we celebrate International Nurses Day and this year’s theme 'our nurses, our future: caring for nurses strengthens economies' has never been more relevant. Pinnacle is so fortunate to have dedicated, capable and expert nurses working across the network, and in our practices.
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ArticlePracticesAdvocacy
12 March 2025
Pinnacle’s nurse graduate programme continues to build the future of primary care nursing
A group of new graduate nurses recently attended an orientation day as part of Pinnacle’s longstanding nurse graduate programme, a unique initiative designed to support and strengthen the primary care nursing workforce.
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ArticleEquityFunding
5 March 2025
Lowering bowel screening age welcomed, but reallocation of funding raises equity concerns
Pinnacle welcomes the lowering of the age of eligibility for free bowel screening to 58 as a positive step toward earlier cancer detection, however, reallocating funding from the targeted Māori and Pasifika programme is inherently inequitable.
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ArticleEquityReporting
3 February 2025
Pinnacle recognised for exceptional commitment to Māori health in cultural audit
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network has been acknowledged with the highest rating in a Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand cultural audit for its “alignment with Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and commitment to improving Māori health outcomes”.
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ArticleFundingPeople
12 January 2025
Kia Puāwai - Māori and Pasifika Education Fund now open
Pinnacle is excited to reopen Kia Puāwai (our Māori and Pasifika Education Fund) for 2025. This fund, with a value of $15,000 (up to $5,000 each for up to three people), has been created to tautoko the continuous development and career progression of our Māori, and now also Pasifika, workforce.
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ArticlePeopleEquity
27 November 2024
Increasing health outcomes through equity and kotahitanga
As a primary health organisation, we see firsthand the challenges faced by our communities, particularly those most vulnerable. Te Tiriti o Waitangi has long served as a foundation for addressing inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly in healthcare.
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ArticleEquityPeople
17 November 2024
Fortnightly clinic provides healthcare access for vulnerable communities in Raglan
Fortnightly clinics at two Raglan marae have enabled Raglan Medical to engage with some of the most vulnerable members of its Waikato west coast community.
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